Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1598 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1598 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Relevant”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1598: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “British school leader”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Relevant”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
Hints and answers, clue by clue
Clues look the way they do in the game. Tap Hint for a nudge or Answer to see the letters. The fully solved grid is below the hints.
Top row
These sit along the top edge and every answer runs down.
RELEVANT
1Relevant
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits P _ _ T _ _ E _ _. Check the sixth letter against “After m”.
PERTINENT
KIDNEY-RELATED
2Kidney-related
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ A _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
RENAL
macker-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “macker-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EL
AFTER E
4After e
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from E in the alphabet.
F
LAMB'S MOTHER
5Lamb's mother
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Owed money”.
EWE
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ A _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Double a battery”.
COBALT
ENTIRE SUM
7Entire sum
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Double a battery”.
TOTAL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BRITISH SCHOOL LEADER
8British school leader
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
P _ _ F _ _ T. Its fifth letter is shared with “Lamb's mother”.
PREFECT
EXTRA ENERGY LIFE
9Extra energy life
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
EEL
FU__ITURE
10FU__ITURE
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “FU__ITURE” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
RN
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. T _ _ _. Solving “Primary” first gives you its third letter.
TAPE
IMPORT LICENSE
12Import license
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IL
AFTER M
13After m
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from M in the alphabet.
N
PRECISE
14Precise
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ C _. The fourth square is also part of “Discover”.
EXACT
NO XTRA
15No xtra
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “No xtra”.
NX
plas-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “plas-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TIC
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ROMANCE
17Romance
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: W _ _. Solving “Entire sum” first gives you its third letter.
WOO
DISCOVER
18Discover
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ E _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Opposite of right”.
DETECT
OWED MONEY
19Owed money
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
DEBT
PRIMARY
20Primary
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Primary.
P
DOUBLE A BATTERY
21Double a battery
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the second letter against “Entire sum”.
AA
MANY TIMES
22Many times
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Big quiz”.
OFTEN
SOUND A BELL
23Sound a bell
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
TOLL
CALIFORNIA CITY
24California city
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Begins with L. Check the second letter against “Precise”.
LA
OPPOSITE OF RIGHT
25Opposite of right
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. Solving “Many times” first gives you its third letter.
LEFT
ROMAN 21
26Roman 21
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits X _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
XXI
USER TASK ENGINE
27User task engine
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
UTE
_RGENT
28_RGENT
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_RGENT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with U.
U
SOUTH YORKSHIRE
29South yorkshire
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SY
BIG QUIZ
30Big quiz
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. “South yorkshire” crosses it at the third square.
TEST
_LEVER
31_LEVER
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_LEVER” go in the grid. First one: C.
C
NEW YEAR'S EVE
32New year's eve
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
NYE
Crossword Challenge Level 1598 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1598 solved
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